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Recent Examples of ponytail
Kelce, 35, wore a horizontal striped blue shirt, while Swift, 35, wore a white dress shirt paired with a pleated skirt, her signature blond hair swept back into a ponytail.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 July 2025
To her surprise, Yearwood showed up in sweats and no makeup with a ponytail.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 13 July 2025
The family described a white man between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, with a long ponytail and overgrown beard and mustache, officials said.
—Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2025
Hankey’s dark locks were pulled into a long ponytail behind her, but the extension was only visible from the side.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 July 2025
To her surprise, Yearwood showed up in sweats and no makeup with a ponytail.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 13 July 2025
The family described a white man between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, with a long ponytail and overgrown beard and mustache, officials said.
—Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2025
Hankey’s dark locks were pulled into a long ponytail behind her, but the extension was only visible from the side.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ponytail
Noun
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In the show, her character favors an even more exaggerated aesthetic, teaming her love for torture with inky black braids and charcoal eyeshadow under her eyes.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
4 Aug. 2025
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With her signature extra-long braids and head-to-toe DSquared2 custom outfits, Doechii covered every inch of that stage bathed in adulation.—
Jessi Roti,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Other braids seen on the runway included messy, pulled out pigtails and tiny face-framing plaits.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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The 8-year-old styled her hair in curly pigtails, while her mom wore a loose half-up, half-down style.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The look became a real-life flower crown in an adorable way, with fresh white flowers tucked into the plait.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Her black hair was tied into a long plait that fell over her shoulder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Noun
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And something like sport is also seen as a way to jump the queue.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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Data on queue length, bot profiles, and resale analytics fed future releases, not to ease congestion, but to stoke it.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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During the mid-90s, Diana and Sophie were indistinguishable by their blonde bob.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
22 July 2025
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The good news is that a bob will complement anyone.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
24 July 2025
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“Ponytail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponytail. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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